Corn or cotton planter.



' Patented Feb. 4, I902;

C. L. FEBBIOTT. CORN 0B COTTON PLANTER.

(Apphcat on fll d Aug 28 1901) VIII . .m I n MAN WAY g (No Model.)

UNITED STATES CHARLES L. FERRIOTT,

OF BARTLETT, TEXAS.

.CORN O R COTTON PLANTER.

SPF.CIIFIOAJIJIOLT forming part of letters Patent No. 692,646, datedFebruary 4, 1902.

Application filed August 26, 1901. Serial No. 73,337. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that- I, CHARLES L. FERRIOTT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bartlett, in the county of Williamsonand State ofTexas, have invented a new and useful Corn or Cotton Planter, of whichthe following is a specification.

Myinvention is an improved combined corn and cotton planter; and itconsists in the peculiar construction and combinationiof deviceshereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is partly a side elevation andpartly a longitu dinal sectional view of a cotton and corn planterconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan Viewof the same. ,7

The frame 1 of my improved planter comprises a pair of side beams 2, across-bar 3, which connects them together at their front ends, across-bar 4, which connects said side beams and is disposed at asuitable distance from the front end of the frame, and a similarcross-bar 5, which is disposed at a suitable distance in rear of. thecross-bar 4 and at some distance from the rear ends of said side beams2.

- A tongue 6 is secured to the cross-bars 3 4 and is provided with'avertical slot 7 of suitable length. An axle-shaft 8 is journaled insuitable bearings under the side beams 2 at a suitable distance from therear ends of said side beams, and on the said axle-shaft areground-wheels 9, one of which is preferably loose, the other wheel beingfast to the said axle-shaft to rotate the same. A sprocketwheel 10 issecured on the said axle-shaf t and rotates therewith.

On the cross-bars 4 5 is secured a hopper 11, which is provided with anysuitable mechanism for dropping the seeds therefrom, and from the lowerside of the said hopper depends a seed-spout 12, which conveys the seedsdropped from the hopper to the furrow. As here shown, the seed-droppin gmechanism in the hopper is actuated by a shaft 13. I provide said shaftwith a sprocket-wheel 14, which is connected to the sprocket-wheel 10 onthe axle-shaft by an endless sprocket-chain 15, whereby power isconveyed from the axleshaft to said shaft 13 to operate the seeddroppingmechanism.

A clevis,16 is secured to the under side of the tongue 6 at a suitabledistance in front of the frame 1, depends from the said tongue, and isprovided with a series of adjusting openings 17. A boltlS connects thefront end of the furrow-opening beam 19 to the said clevis, the saidbolt being adapted to be fitted in either of the adjusting-openings 17in order to adjust the front end of the beam vertically, so that thefurrow-opener 20, which is carried by a standard 21, that depends fromthe rear end of the beam 19, may be caused to operate at any desireddepth in the soil. The said standard 21 is provided with a vertical slot22, and the bolt 23, which secures said furrowopening shovel to saidstandard, is adjustable in said slot 22, so that the said furrow-open- Iitwill be observed that the rear end of the said beam when the same israised is also disposed in the said slot. A rock-shaft 29 is journaledin bearings 30 on the under sides of the side beams 2 at the rear endsthereof. To the said rock-shaft are secured a pair of standards 31, eachof which is provided with acovering-shovel 32 of suitable form, the saidcovering-shovels being vertically adjustable on the said standards bymeans similar to the means employed for adjusting the furrowopeningshovel on the standard 21. At one end of the rock-shaft 29 is a lever33. The same is provided with a dog 34. A segmentrack 35, which issubstantially concentric with the rock-shaft 29, is secured on one ofthe beams 2. Hence the said rock-shaft by means of the said lever 33 maybe turned to incline the standards 31 to any desired angle to raise orlower the covering-shovels 32, and the said rock-shaft may be set at anydesired adjustment by engaging the dog 34 with the segment-rack 35.Link-bars 36 are provided which have their front ends pivotallyconnected to the side beams 2, as at 37. The rear ends of the saidlink-bars are provided with slots 38, which are engaged by pins or bolts39, thatproject from the outer sides of the standards 31. Said link-barsmaintain the said standards 31 in operative position and convey thedraft thereto from the side beams of the frame, the slots 38 in saidlinks admitting of 10st motion of said standards on said links when saidstandards are by the rock-shaft 29 and lever 33 raised to such aposition as to elevate the covering-shovels 32 above the ground. A linkconnects the lever 33 to the crank or rock-arm 28 of rockshaft 24. Henceit will be understood that the furrow-opener and coverers aresimultaneouslyoperated when they are raised or lowcred.

Owing to the fact that the furrow-opener is carried at the rear end ofthe beam 19,which is pivoted at its front end, the tendency of thefurrow-opener is to rise. The coveringshovels project radially from therock-shaft 29, and hence the tendency of the stress of the draft is tomove the coverers rearwardly. The connections between the beam 19 andthe rock-shaft 29, whereby the same are simultaneously operated to raiseor lower the furrow opener and coverers utilize the stress on thefurrow-opener, which tends to rise to assist in raising the coverers,and hence a slight pull on the lever 33 is all that is required to raiseboth the furrow-opener and the coverers.

The seat 41 is carried at the rear end of a forked bar 42. The arms ofthe said bar 42 at their front ends are pivotally attached to the beams2, as at 43. On the said beams and under the said arms of said forkedbar are adjusting-slides 14. The same bear under the said arms of saidforked bar and are provided with Vertical longitudinal slots 45, engagedby bolts 46, which secure said slides on said beams 2, while admittingof the longitudinal adjustment of the slides. ing the latterlongitudinally the seat 41 may be raised or lowered, as may be required.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a planter, thecombination of a beam pivotally supported at its front end whereby itsrear end is adapted to be raised and lowered, a furrow-opener carried atthe rear end of said beam, a rock-shaft having a rock-arm connected tosaid beam to raise and lower the said furrow-opener, a rock-shaft havinga hand-lever, covering-shovels carried by said last-mentioned rock-shaftand connections between said hand-lever and said first-mew tionedrock-shaft, whereby said rock-shafts may be simultaneously operated toraise and lower said furrow-opener and coverers, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a planter,the com bination ot'a Wheeled frame, a beam pivotallyconnected at its front end to the frame, whereby its rear end is adaptedto be raised and lowered, said beam carrying a furrow-opener at its rearend, a rockshaft having a rock-arm connected to said beam to raise andlower said furrow-opener,

bearings for said rock-shaft on said wheeled CHARLES L. FERRIOTT.

Vitnesses:

J. H. WALLACE, R. S. THOMPSON.

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